yet
Usage
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Yet implies that in spite of a preceding concession, there is still a chance for a different outcome: We are going; yet (“in spite of all, some day”), we shall return. Still implies that in spite of a preceding concession, something must be considered as possible or even inevitable: We have to go on foot; still (“it is probable and possible that”), we'll get there. Nevertheless implies a concession that should not be forgotten in making a summing up: We are going; nevertheless (“do not forget that”), we shall return. But marks an opposition or contrast, though in a casual way: We are going, but we shall return. However indicates a less marked opposition, but displays a second consideration to be compared with the first: We are going; however (“notice this also”), we shall return.
Example Sentences
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David Ellison now faces his biggest challenge yet as he attempts to build a new entertainment behemoth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
“Do we really need to be in a transitional phase to a yet greater speed?” he asks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Waller did not yet seem convinced that rates will need to move higher.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Patel’s style has been built around dark insinuation, and in this case his phrasing was official enough to seem consequential, yet vague enough to be exploited.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
We know so much more about the brain today than the Phrenologists and the Whole Brainers did in 1850, yet we really understand only the rough outlines.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
